What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Water
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Xanthophylls
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Collagen Amino Acids
Moisturising
Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Calendula Officinalis Flower Water, Squalane, Lactobacillus Ferment, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Xanthophylls, Lecithin, Propanediol, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Mandelic Acid, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Collagen Amino Acids, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Methylpropanediol
SolventPolyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Sodium Phytate
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion Stabilising3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Honokiol
Antioxidant
Magnolol
Antioxidant
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningBromelain
Skin Conditioning
Papain
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAlgin
Masking
Sodium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Methylpropanediol, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sodium Phytate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Cellulose Gum, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Honokiol, Magnolol, Plankton Extract, Bromelain, Papain, Lecithin, Sodium Hydroxide, Algin, Sodium Ascorbate, Tocopherol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinLecithin is a term for a group of substances found in the cell membranes of plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of phospholipids.
Thanks to its amphiphilic structure (water-loving head and oil-loving tail), it is a true multitasker:
It plays well with most ingredients and is typically used at 0.1-1%. However, concentrations up to 50% have been reported in moisturizers.
Learn more about LecithinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
